There’s a bit of an extra buzz about tonight’s Sounders FC match at Qwest Field. Something about a nationally televised mid-week game in downtown Seattle that feels just a touch like a Monday Night Football game. …

There’ll be no controversy over the site of the next U.S. Open Cup match for Sounders FC, as Seattle’s Major League Soccer club will travel to Portland for a third-round match in the national tournament on July 1. …